The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".[1][2]
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle, who won twice during the season including his first major, The Open Championship. Spain's Seve Ballesteros finished third on the money list despite recording four official tournament wins, including the French and Spanish Opens.
In addition, the Dunhill Cup, a new team event devised by Mark McCormack and held over the Old Course at St Andrews, was added to the schedule but did not count towards the Order of Merit; with a prize fund of US$1.2 million it was the richest tournament in the world, surpassing the Million Dollar Challenge in South Africa.[4]
Rule changes
In 1985, the European Tour became "All-Exempt", meaning that for the first time tournaments did not have their own pre-qualifying rounds.[5][6] The final two rounds of all major tournaments were played as two-balls, having previously been three-balls.[7]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1985 season.
^The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
^ abcUnofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
^Platts, Mitchell (22 November 1984). "A news world opens for European tour". The Times. London, England. p. 28. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^Davies, David (22 November 1984). "Pro tour offers £4m". The Guardian. London, England. p. 27. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Davies, David (31 July 1984). "Masters comes to Woburn". The Guardian. London, England. p. 23. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Platts, Mitchell; Ballantine, John (22 January 1985). "St Andrews to be host of first £1 million event". The Times. London, England. p. 25. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^. PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^Jacobs, Raymond (26 July 1984). "Satellite tour takes off". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 15. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^"Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 12 April 1985. p. 20. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
1985 season results on the PGA European Tour website
1985 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website
January 31, 2023
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The 1985 European Tour was the 14th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour 1985 European Tour seasonDuration18 April 1985 1985 04 18 2 November 1985 1985 11 02 Number of official events26Most wins4 Seve BallesterosOrder of MeritSandy LyleGolfer of the YearBernhard LangerSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPaul Thomas 19841986 The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit and some non counting Approved Special Events 1 2 The Order of Merit was won by Scotland s Sandy Lyle who won twice during the season including his first major The Open Championship Spain s Seve Ballesteros finished third on the money list despite recording four official tournament wins including the French and Spanish Opens Contents 1 Changes for 1985 1 1 Rule changes 2 Schedule 2 1 Unofficial events 3 Order of Merit 4 Awards 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksChanges for 1985 EditThere were several changes from the previous season with the GSI L Equipe Open replacing the Timex Open the return of the British Masters 3 and the Bob Hope Classic which was rebranded as the Four Stars National Pro Celebrity and the loss of the Tournament Players Championship and the Celtic International In addition the Dunhill Cup a new team event devised by Mark McCormack and held over the Old Course at St Andrews was added to the schedule but did not count towards the Order of Merit with a prize fund of US 1 2 million it was the richest tournament in the world surpassing the Million Dollar Challenge in South Africa 4 Rule changes Edit In 1985 the European Tour became All Exempt meaning that for the first time tournaments did not have their own pre qualifying rounds 5 6 The final two rounds of all major tournaments were played as two balls having previously been three balls 7 Schedule EditThe following table lists official events during the 1985 season Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner a Notes14 Apr Masters Tournament United States US 700 000 Bernhard Langer 12 Major championship b 21 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia 70 000 Stephen Bennett 1 28 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain 100 000 Manuel Pinero 8 5 May Italian Open Italy 85 000 Manuel Pinero 9 12 May Car Care Plan International England 110 000 David J Russell 1 19 May GSI L Equipe Open France 75 000 Mark James 7 New tournament27 May Whyte amp Mackay PGA Championship England 180 000 Paul Way 2 2 Jun Four Stars National Pro Celebrity England 140 000 Ken Brown 4 Pro Am10 Jun Dunhill British Masters England 200 000 Lee Trevino n a 16 Jun Jersey Open Jersey 75 000 Howard Clark 5 16 Jun U S Open United States US 650 000 Andy North n a Major championship b 23 Jun Carroll s Irish Open Ireland 120 000 Seve Ballesteros 24 30 Jun Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open France 125 000 Sam Torrance 11 7 Jul Peugeot Open de France France 80 000 Seve Ballesteros 25 13 Jul Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic England 120 000 Graham Marsh 9 21 Jul The Open Championship England 530 000 Sandy Lyle 11 Major championship28 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands 120 000 Graham Marsh 10 4 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden 130 000 Ian Baker Finch 1 11 Aug Glasgow Open Scotland 90 000 Howard Clark 6 11 Aug PGA Championship United States US 700 000 Hubert Green n a Major championship b 18 Aug Benson amp Hedges International Open England 150 000 Sandy Lyle 12 25 Aug Lufthansa German Open West Germany 100 000 Bernhard Langer 13 1 Sep Panasonic European Open England 200 000 Bernhard Langer 14 8 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland 190 000 Craig Stadler n a 22 Sep Sanyo Open Spain 120 000 Seve Ballesteros 26 6 Oct Trophee Lancome France 120 000 Nick Price 2 Limited field event13 Oct Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open France 80 000 Robert Lee 1 27 Oct Benson amp Hedges Spanish Open Spain 85 000 Seve Ballesteros 27 2 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal 65 000 Warren Humphreys 1 Unofficial events Edit The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour but did not carry official money nor were wins official Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner s Notes15 Sep Ryder Cup England n a Team Europe Team event29 Sep Suntory World Match Play Championship England 180 000 Seve Ballesteros Limited field event20 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland US 1 200 000 Team Australia New tournamentTeam event24 Nov World Cup United States US 743 000 Dave Barr and Dan Halldorson Team eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Howard ClarkOrder of Merit EditThe Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season calculated in Pound sterling Position Player Prize money 1 Sandy Lyle 162 5532 Bernhard Langer 115 7163 Seve Ballesteros 103 0424 Ian Woosnam 82 2355 Sam Torrance 79 5676 Howard Clark 79 3867 Manuel Pinero 71 1168 Jose Maria Canizares 65 6339 Gordon Brand Jnr 65 57110 Paul Way 63 097Awards EditAward WinnerGolfer of the Year Bernhard LangerSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Paul ThomasSee also EditList of golfers with most European Tour winsNotes Edit The number in brackets after each winner s name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998 with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins Victories in Approved Special Events are not recognised as official tour wins a b c Unofficial money event at the time but retrospectively counted as an official win References Edit Platts Mitchell 22 November 1984 A news world opens for European tour The Times London England p 28 Retrieved 8 June 2020 via The Times Digital Archive Davies David 22 November 1984 Pro tour offers 4m The Guardian London England p 27 Retrieved 7 June 2020 via Newspapers com Davies David 31 July 1984 Masters comes to Woburn The Guardian London England p 23 Retrieved 8 June 2020 via Newspapers com Platts Mitchell Ballantine John 22 January 1985 St Andrews to be host of first 1 million event The Times London England p 25 Retrieved 8 June 2020 via The Times Digital Archive Tour History PGA European Tour Archived from the original on 4 April 2010 Retrieved 21 June 2013 Jacobs Raymond 26 July 1984 Satellite tour takes off The Glasgow Herald Glasgow Scotland p 15 Retrieved 7 June 2020 via Google News Archive Sport in brief Golf The Guardian London England 12 April 1985 p 20 Retrieved 7 June 2020 via Newspapers com External links Edit1985 season results on the PGA European Tour website 1985 Order of Merit on the PGA European Tour website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 European Tour amp oldid 1134262461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
